| Georgia at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney | ||||||||||
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| Flag bearer | George Asanidze | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 67 | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 6 | Total 6 | ||||||
| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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| 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
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 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | ||||||||||
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Georgia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. List of flags of Georgia (country The official Flag of Georgia is the " five-cross flag " restored to official use on January 14 The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was described by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch as the most beautiful ceremony he had ever Giorgi Asanidze (გიორგი ასანიძე (born August 30, 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter who Georgia first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Georgia competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Georgia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Georgia competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent country for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Georgia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Georgia competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Georgia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952 and competed at the Games on 18 occasions since then The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
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Medals
Bronze
- Vladimir Tchantouria — Boxing, men's heavyweight
- Giorgi Vazagashvili — Judo, men's half lightweight (66 kg)
- George Asanidze — Weightlifting, men's light heavyweight 85 kg)
- Akaki Chachua — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (63 kg)
- Mukhran Vakhtangadze — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman middleweight (85 kg)
- Eldar Kurtanidze — Wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight (97 kg)
Results by event
Archery
In its second Olympic archery competition, Georgia sent three women. Vladimer Chanturia (born July 1, 1978) is a Georgian boxer who competed in the Heavyweight (91 kg division at the 2000 Summer Olympics Giorgi Vazagashvili (born April 19, 1974) is a Georgian Judoka At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Giorgi Asanidze (გიორგი ასანიძე (born August 30, 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter who Akaki Chachua (born September 16, 1969 in Samtredia) is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 64 kg Mukhran Vakhtangadze (born January 22, 1973 in Batumi) is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 85 kg Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney consisted of four events None won a match, and the trio lost their first match in the team round as well.
| Women's individual | |||||||||
| Khatuna Phutkaradze | Khatuna Lorigi | Asmat Diasamidze | |||||||
| 1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Kate Fairweather Australia | 166-158 | Lost to | Melissa Jennison Australia | 160-151 | Lost to | Yi-Yin Lin Chinese Taipei | 158-140 |
Women's team:
- Phutkaradze, Lorigi, and Diasamidze — Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 100m
- Ruslan Rusidze
- Round 1 - 10. Kate Fairweather (born 2 July 1975 in Subiaco Western Australia) was an Australian female Olympic Archer. Melissa Jennison (born May 7, 1982 in Sydney New South Wales) is an athlete from Australia. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women 7 (did not advance)
Women's 100m
- Tamara Shanidze
- Round 1 - 12. 56 (did not advance)
Boxing
Men's 54kg
- Theimuraz Khurtsilava
- Round 1 - Defeated Aram Ramazyan of Armenia
- Round 2 - Lost to Raimkoul Malakbekov of Russia (did not advance)
Men's 91kg
- Vladimir Tchantouria
- Round 1 - Bye
- Round 2 - Defeated Amro Mostafa Mahmoud of Egypt
- Quarterfinal - Defeated Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan
- Semifinal - Lost to Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of Russia - Bronze medal
Diving
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Nana Nebieridze
- Preliminary — 252. The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Vladimer Chanturia (born July 1, 1978) is a Georgian boxer who competed in the Heavyweight (91 kg division at the 2000 Summer Olympics Ruslan Chagaev (Ruslan Chagayev Руслан Шамилович Чагаев Руслан Шамил улы Чагаев|Ruslan Şamil ulı Çağayıv born October 19 Sultan Ahmed Magomedsaliovich Ibragimov (Султан Ахмед Ибрагимов; born March 8, 1975, in Tlyarata, Dagestan, Russian At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized 09 (26th place, did not advance)
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Zurab Beridze
- Preliminary Heat - 24. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested 28 (did not advance)
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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